Public bug reported: I propose to change the following kernel build options: CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ_DEFAULT_ENABLE=0x1
Or write kernel.sysrq = 1 to /etc/systl.d/99-sysctl.conf (/etc/sysctl.conf) It will enable full SysRq, and the combination alt+SysRq+R,F will force oom_killer to kill the process which is using the most memory. It helps greatly in cases of system freezes, especially when a browser tab uses too much memory. And sometimes it causes swapping, and if the swapping device input/output is slow, it makes the system freeze for a long time due to processor scheduler being busy. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: linux-generic 4.13.0.16.17 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: user 1869 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: user 1869 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: user 1869 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Tue Oct 31 15:38:32 2017 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=844fc9fb-509d-4dab-9ea5-a3d5142f76d8 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-28 (64 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) MachineType: ASUS All Series ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-16-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=355fccdc-c430-43b5-929b-f38e35136c1c ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-16-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-16-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-09-16 (44 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 03/10/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0801 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: AM1I-A dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0801:bd03/10/2016:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnAM1I-A:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: ASUS MB dmi.product.name: All Series dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1728932 Title: [FEATURE REQUEST] Enable SysRq by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1728932/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs